Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21044, Simeon Eastman, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 26
Eastman, Simeon Anna
W 21044
CONTENTS

2305.
New Hampshire (cont.) Anna Eastman widow of Simon Eastman N.H., who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of Dec r 1848 and sent to
Daniel Clarke Landaff, Grafton Co. N.H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 70 Vol. 1
~ Reported Dec r 1848

12063
Peter Vetter
State of New York
1. July 28. 1838
Anna Catharine
July 7. 1838
Married 1786 Mort. died Sept 1830
and subscribed this 30th
Andrew Lloyd
associate justice
of the Sup. Court
of Northern Dist.
The State of New

Declaration
Of Anna Eastman in order to obtain a pension
State of New Hampshire,
Grafton ss: } On this 20 th day of May A.D. 1845 Personally appearing at the dwelling house of Mrs. Anna Clark in Landaff in the County & State of said before Andrew S. Woods of Bath in said County & State, one of the associate Justices of the Superior Court of said State of New Hampshire, Anna Eastman a resident of said Landaff aged 82 years on the 18 th day of Nov. 1844, being unable on account of bodily infirmity to attend court, who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the following acts of Congress: the act of July 7 th 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows"; the act of March 3 rd 1843 entitled "an act granting a pension to certain widows of Revolutionary Soldiers"; the act of June 7 th 1844 entitled "an act to continue the pension of certain widows", That she is the widow of Simeon Eastman late of said Landaff deceased who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War of the United States, that according to the most correct information that she has been able to obtain & the best of her recollection & belief her late husband the said Simeon Eastman was a private soldier in the year of 1780 in Captain John Eastmans Co. in Col. Thomas Bartlets Reg. and as she has always understood her late husband he was in the service at West Point N.Y. at the time that Arnold betrayed his country and that he was out six months or was one of the six months men, and also that he was a private soldier in Capt. Ebenezer Websters Co. of Rangers in the year of 1782 which Co. was stationed at Newbury & Haverhill for the purpose of scouting and guarding the Western frontier

to collect, that she has never to her knowledge had any documentary evidence of her said husband's Revolutionary services in her possession except what she has procured from the Socy. of State's Office which is herewith forwarded. She further states that she was married to her late husband the said Simon Eastman on the 17 th day of January A.D. 1786 at Pembroke at the hands of Mr. Colby minister of the Gospel of said Pembroke at that time. I & my said husband both lived at Concord N.H. at that time and that her said husband died at said Landaff on the 11 th day of September A.D. 1830 - 1830 - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1786 at the time and place above stated, that her maiden name was Anna Kimball that she is now the widow of the said Simon Eastman she not having intermarried with any other person since the death of her said husband the said Simon Eastman.
In presence of us Anna Clark West Clarke John Badel
Anna + Eastman mark
State of New Hampshire 12063 day of May A.D. 1846 Sworn to and subscribed this 30 th day of May A.D. 1846 Anna Eastman Maria must and
Andrew Wood Associate Justice of the Sup t Court of Judicature for the State of New Hampshire -
State of New Hampshire County of Grafton for said County I Nathan Dutton Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the County State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Andrew S. Wood is an acting associate justice of the Superior Court of Judicature of said State duly commissioned & qualified; that his commission was dated on the 2 nd day of October A.D. 1860, and will expire on the 2 nd day of June A.D. 1870 & That his signature above written is genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of said Court the 28 th day of June A.D. 1865 Nathan Dutton Clerk

Certificate of Marriage Simon Eastman and Anna Kimball Aug. 17/1886
Widow Anna Eastman
Love and Peace
1811.5.-
J. C. Bangs Clerk

The following persons were married by Rev. Zachariah Colby Simon Eastman & Anna Kimball both of Concord married January seventeenth Seventeen hundred and eighty six.
Recorded March 29. 1888. The Adams Parish Clerk
George W. Doo Town Clerk of Pembroke
I George W. Doo do hereby certify that I hold the office of town clerk of the town of Pembroke in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire and that the foregoing is a true extract from the records of said town respecting in the original record the date is expressed in fair and legible figures thus "Simon Eastman & Anna Kimball both of Concord married Jan. 17 th 1886"
Attest George W. Doo Town Clerk
Merrimack Is July 24. 1845
Sworn to before me
Aaron Whittmore Jr. Peace

State of New Hampshire
Merrimack County ss.
I Stephen C. Badger Clerk, the Superior Court of Justice of the County and State aforesaid, do here- by certify that Aaron Whitttemore is a Justice of the Peace throughout the State of New Hampshire, duly com- missioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the sixth day of June 1844 and will ex- pire on the sixth day of June 1849, and that his sig- nature within written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this first day of August, Anno Domini 1845.-
S. C. Badger Clerk
Certificate of Marriage Simon Eastman and Anna Kimball July 17/1886 Mabel Anna Eastman

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21.044
Mrs. Eastman Widow of Simone Eastman Br. New York
Act July 21, 48
Index: Vol 8 , Page 207
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V 12063
Oluna Eastman,
N. H.
Ex d to John Bedd Aug 26 '48 " to same Nov 28. 48
July 7. 1838.

Capt. Webster's Notes of Ranges for 1782 filed with N. H. Rolls
Simeon Eastman. Private July 9 to Nov 8 1782. 4 Mo. from Rosecowan -

7527. New Hampshire
Anna Eastman, widow of Simeon Eastman, who was a private, in the New Hampshire line.
6.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 25 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of Jany. 1846 and sent to John Bechel,
Rolls,
N. H.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
4 17. June, 1844.
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 10.
1843 26,

9834.
New Hampshire.
Anna Eastman
Widow of Simon Eastman who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 11 Sept. 1830 of Grafton (in the State of N. H.) who was a private in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by  in the N. Hampshire line for 7 mos. 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 25 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of Jan y 1846 and sent to Mrs. Re- del, Bette N. H. —
Total amount, $ 125.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by attendant Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 — Page 29.

No. 12063 Anna Eastman Maw of Seamen : N.H. Oct 7 May 1838 adm d 1/2 m 15 day/m $25 00 / 100 per m.
adm d a ds March 1843 adm 17 June 1844 $25 00 / 100 per m.
John Bral Back N.H.

Bath N.H. Dec. 6 th 1845
Sir
The Dep. of Noah Moulton in the case of Anna Eastman is herewith returned - to which as directed I have obtained the certificate of the Justice, Barron Moulton, as you will perceive & also the certificate of the Clerk which I supposed to be necessary from the words in your letter "properly authenticated."
I am Very Respectfully Your Obed. Servt
John Redel
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Com. of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Thomas V. Headwell
May 26. 1848
John Buel Esq.

Porpoise, N. H. May 26, 1845.
Sir,
I send you, from the State Library, a copy of the census of Pensioners, returned under the Act for taking the 6th. census in 1840. printed in 1841. under the direction of the Sec. of State of the U. S.
No census of Pensioners has, I believe, been printed since that date.
As the copy I send belongs to the State Library I can only loan it to you as I have no authority to sell it. I would however, remark that we have in the Library some 10 or 12 other copies, so that the copy sent will not probably be wanted for some time to come.
Since I wrote you last, I have again examined the Rolls in this Office with a view of ascertaining whether in former examinations I had overlooked the name of Simeon Eastman - Upon that examination I have spent four days - And have found the name of Simeon Eastman upon a Roll of Capt. Eastmans for 3 Mo. 3 15 days service in 1780. I send you a certificate of Eastmans service,
Very Respectfully, Thomas P. Treadwell
To John Bedel Esq.

Nov. 1. 1885
Recd
Anne Eastman
John H. Edwards
Com. of Business
Wadsworth Inst. Coll.
9. G.
10
Memorandum of business with the last packet in the private office

Bath N.H. Oct. 2/1845
Sir
In the case of Anna Eastman an affidavit for a pension, your letter of Aug. 26, /45 was duly Received, in which it was required that evidence of identity and marriage should be furnished - I had then forwarded to you the certificate of the town clerk of Pembroke among some other papers, as I then was on the 2 nd day of August last, I mention this for fear that this certificate may have been overlooked or filed among other papers.
I immediately upon the receipt of your letter of Aug 26, procured the affidavit of Noah Moulton who served in the same company with Simon Eastman in 1782 and forwarded it to you the first of September I think, but have as yet received no return in this case, therefore I am led to believe that these papers may have been mislaid or overlooked.
I am, Sir, Very Respectfully Your Obedt. Servt John Bedel
Hon. J. S. Eccles Comm. of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Bath N.H. July 23. 1845
Sir
Enclosed I direct you what evidence I have obtained in the case of Mrs Anna Eastman, being her declaration, a copy of Capt. Eln. Websters Roll 1782 certified May 15. 1845, a certificate of Simeon Eastmans services in Capt. John Eastman Co 1780 certified May 26 th 1845, the Secretary's letter dated May 26. 1845, a line from the town clerk of Pembroke N.H. stating that a record of Mrs Eastmans marriage is upon his books dated June 25. 1845. From Mr. Treadwells letter it will appear that upon his first examination for the services of Simeon Eastman when he sent me the copy of Websters Roll that the first term of service in 1780 excluded his observation, which was found upon a second examination, whereupon he sent me the accompanying certificate of the same dated May 26. 1845. Therefore I enclose his letter to account for this variance in date.
The occasion of these papers having remained in my possession thus long will be accounted for by the enclosed from the town clerk of Pembroke, immediately upon the receipt of which I desired him to send me a certificate of the same & not receiving an answer as I supposed in due season I again repeated the request but have as yet failed in receiving anything from him. I cannot explain this negligence on his part without he absent from home.

dead , but as soon as I receive a certificate it shall be forwarded forthwith. I know not whether this course will expedite business but await your further direction - ;
Very Respectfully Yrs. O. B. F.
John Bedel
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commr. of Pensions Washington City D. C.

State of New Hampshire. Secretary of State's Office,
I do hereby certify, That, from any examinations of the Books and Documents, relating to Military services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that upon a Pay Roll of cap. John Eastmans Comp y . in col. Thomas Bartlett's Reg t . is borne the name of Simeon Eastman as a private in said company, for three months and fifteen days service, from July 10 th . to October 24 th . 1780.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said State, this 26 th . day of May A. D. 1845.
Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State

I Noah Moulton of Lyman in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged Eighty five do hereby declare and say that I was a private soldier in the year 1782 in Capt. Ebenezer Webster's Company of Rangers and served in the same under Lieut. James Sudd & Capt. Webster from some time in the Spring of 1782 over six months and now draw a pension for the same. said Co. was stationed principally at Hawkesbury and Newbury and that I with six or seven others were selected by Sargeant Joseph Perkins as a scouting party and were frequently, and almost all the time that I served in said Co. employed in scouting and that while belonging to said Co., I became acquainted with Simon Eastman late of Landaff in the County of Grafton deceased, who was at that time a private soldier in said Webster's Co. and I have been acquainted with him ever since he did not at any time get out with the scouting party to which I was attached but was stationed with a part of the Co. at Newbury as was my brother Daniel Moulton.
Noah Moulton
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss Sept. 1. 1845 Sworn to and subscribed by the above named Noah Moulton before me Percy Moulton Jus Peace

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County set. I Nathan B. Follen, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Barron Newton is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Grafton, duly commissioned & qualified, that his commission was dated on the 14 th day of June AD 1842, & will expire on the 14 th day of June AD 1847, & that his signature above (within) written is genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of said Court.
This 3 day of September AD 1845.
Grafton S. D. December 31 st 1845. N. B. Follen, Clerk.
I do hereby certify that the Justice of the Peace upon whom the within affidavit of Sarah Cloutier was made on the first day of September last do hereby certify that the affidavit of Sarah Cloutier is a person well & known to me and has always sustained a good character for truth and veracity and in my belief his statements are entitled to the highest credit.
Barron Newton for Peace
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County set.
I Nathan B. Follen, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Barron Newton is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified that his commission was dated on 14 th day of June AD 1842, & will expire on the fourteenth day of June AD 1847, & that his signature (last) above written is genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of said Court this 6 th day of December AD 1845.
N. B. Follen Clerk

Geo. W. Doe
June 28. 1848

Pembroke June 28 th 1845
Dear Sir
In accordance to your request I have examined the town books and find that Simon Eastman & Anna Kimball both of Concord were married January 17 th 1786
Geo H. Dorr Town Clerk

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. County of Grafton ss.
ON THIS fourth day of September 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Anna Eastman resident of Sandwich in the County of Grafton aged eighty four years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: That she is the Widow of Simon Eastman who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, that she drew a pension under the act of 17th June 1844 at the rate of twenty five dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Daniel Clarke Henry S. Clark
her Anna E. Eastman mark
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written—Before
Daniel Clarke Justice of the Peace.
I FURTHER CERTIFY, That the above Declarant is personally known to me.
Daniel Clarke Justice of the Peace.
State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton COUNTY, SS.
I, Jonas D. Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Daniel Clarke is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 19th day of June 1848 and will expire on the 19th day of June 1853 and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the seal of said County, this Eleventh day of September 1848.
Jonas D. Sleeper CLERK.